Meeting in northern Thailand between the armed Arakan Liberation Party and the Burmese government’s Peace-making Work Committee ended without any accord.
Day: September 11, 2013
Religious leaders sign 'peace agreement'
Religious leaders pledge to cooperate with each other to stop communal violence.
Self-determination and constitutional reform in Burma
Burmese constitutional reform must include deliberation on the right to self-determination and allow ethnic nationalities to decide their own political destiny.
LGBT community uses Nat Festival to let their hair down
Burma’s largest spirit festival has become a rare opportunity for the LGBT community to dress and act freely.
Ancient Pyu sites bid for World Heritage status
Burma wants to nominate the ancient Pyu city state of Hanlin as a World Heritage Site.